Shawn M. McFarlane, 36, of Austin, Texas, formerly of Bancroft and Emerson, Nebraska died at his home in Austin following a brief illness. Funeral services for Shawn will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:30 A.M. at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Bancroft; Fr. Paul Ortmeier will be officiating. The visitation will be held on Wednesday from 3:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the church in Bancroft. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday evening. Burial will follow lunch at St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery in West Point, Nebraska.

Shawn was born on December 19, 1974 in West Point, Nebraska, the son of Michael and Marlene (Hagedorn) McFarlane. He grew up in Bancroft, and was baptized at St. Mary's Caholic Church in West Point, NE and confirmed at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Shawn graduated from Bancroft – Rosalie High School in 1993. After graduation he worked in Lincoln, Nebraska at Meginnis Ford. Shawn later moved to Emerson, Nebraska, where he helped his father at Mikes Foodtown. He moved to Chadron, Nebraska for a short time, before moving to Austin, TX, where he was a sales manager at Mac Haik Auto. Shawn had a passion for the Dallas Cowboys, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Kansas City Royals, Golfing, Cars and especially fishing.

He is survived by his parents Mike and Marlene McFarlane of Emerson, Nebraska; a sister Staci Kiser of Lincoln, Nebraska; a special friend and her daughter Jennifer and Cadyn Lersch of Fort Worth, Texas; numerous uncles, aunts, cousins and many friends.

Shawn was preceded in death by his grandparents Wallace and Mildred McFarlane, Casper and Clara Hagedorn, and an uncle Cappy Hagedorn